Azim Premji

Personal Profile

• Date of Birth:

  July 24, 1945

• Zodiac Sign:

  Leo

• Place of Birth:

  Bombay, India

• Sex:

  Male

• Nationality:

  Indian

• Religion:

  Gujarati

• Education:

  St. Mary's School I.C.S.E. in Mazagaon, Mumbai
  Engineering studies at Stanford University

• Address:

  Doddakannelli Sarjapur Road Bangalore, Karnataka 560035 India
  

• Phone:

  91 80 2844 0011

• Fax:

  91 80 2844 0054

Family

• Spouse:

  Yasmeen Premji

• Son:

  Rishad
  Tariq

Career

• Profession:

  Businessman

• Claim to Fame:

  Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Wipro Ltd.

• Debut:

  Joined Wipro in 1966 at the age of 21

Awards

In 2000, he was conferred an honorary doctorate by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education
He was also declared the Businessman of the Year 2000 by Business India and is featured in the Business Weeks all-time top 30 entrepreneurs of the world in 2007
He was awarded a Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.), an honorary degree , from the Aligarh Muslim University on the 18th of June, 2008 on the occassion of 58th Convocation Ceremony of the University